Poll results: Are you surprised the UFC re-signed Karo Parisyan?

While UFC president Dana White in May said that Daley would never again fight for the UFC, the fiery UFC boss has changed his mind before. November’s UFC 123 event features the return of judoka Karo Parisyan, who was also told he’d never have another opportunity to fight in the octagon.

With that in mind, in our latest MMAjunkie.com/”Inside MMA” weekly poll we asked our readers to tell us, “Are you surprised the UFC re-signed Karo Parisyan?”

The results were revealed on Friday’s new edition of HDNet’s “Inside MMA,” and the majority of respondents said they weren’t shocked to see “The Heat” back in the UFC cage. In fact, just 34 percent of voters said they were surprised, while an overwhelming 66 percent said they expected to see Parisyan back in the octagon at some point.

White, of course, had said Parisyan would not be welcome back to the UFC after a last-minute withdrawal from this past November’s UFC 106 event – the latest in a long line of controversies and setbacks involving the Armenian welterweight.

Top agent Malki Kawa, who was a guest alongside Parisyan on Friday’s edition of “Inside MMA,” was among those who wasn’t shocked that the fighter was welcomed back to the world’s biggest mixed martial arts promotion.

“I think that everyone in life deserves their moment to explain their thing, and if it’s something that’s reasonable, then why not give them a second chance?” Kawa said. “I think Dana has shown that throughout his career, that he gives second chances.”

So, what do you think? Does Parisyan deserve another shot? And were you surprised to hear White change his position on Parisyan’s employment status?

Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

And don’t forget to vote in this week’s new poll on the MMAjunkie.com homepage. We want to know who wins the early-2011 title fight between UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort?

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